School Days Applesauce Cupcakes

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Prep 40 min
Total 2 hr 10 min
Servings 24

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Ingredients

Cupcakes

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix

1/2

teaspoon ground cinnamon

3/4

cup apple juice or cider

1/3

cup unsweetened applesauce

eggs

Frosting

1/2

cup butter or margarine

cup packed brown sugar

1/4

cup milk

cups powdered sugar

Decoration

1/2

cup Betty Crocker™ Whipped fluffy white frosting

miniature chocolate candy bars (from 12-oz bag), unwrapped

Steps

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Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. In large bowl, beat cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
2

In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Stir in milk; return to a boil. Remove from heat. Beat in powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Frost cupcakes. (If frosting becomes thick, stir in 1/2 teaspoon milk.)
3

For each cupcake, pipe computer keyboard and screen onto 2 chocolate candy bars. Pipe frosting on 1 long edge of keyboard; place screen onto keyboard. Pipe small amount of frosting on bottom of computer; place on cupcake. Store loosely covered.

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Expert Tips

To use these cupcakes as place cards for a party, pipe the initials of each guest on the "computer screen" before attaching the "screens" to the cupcakes.
If you have only one pan and a recipe calls for more cupcakes than your pan will make, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while baking the first batch. Cool the pan about 15 minutes, then bake the rest of the batter, adding 1 to 2 minutes to the bake time.

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Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake

Calories: 300
Calories from Fat: 100

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 11g; 17%
Saturated Fat 6g 32% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 40mg; 14%
Sodium: 190mg; 8%
Potassium: 110mg; 3%
Total Carbohydrate: 48g; 16%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3% Sugars 39g
Protein: 2g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%; 4%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 8%; 8%
Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.